Dirty Three

小簡介
Dirty Three，一個越來越響亮的名字。這隊來自澳大利亞墨爾本的三人組曾在美國舉行過五次巡演，其中包括Lollapalooza音樂節(jié)。從1992年至今，發(fā)行了7張唱片（其中1張為EP）。讓我們感興趣的是，這支隊伍并沒有主唱，他們是一支由小提琴領銜的純器樂演奏團。 這支即興實驗演奏團體，演奏的曲目常常纏綿得讓人心傷。Warren Ellis往往能用小提琴輕而易舉地俘虜你，其傷感的主旋律簡直可以讓你肝腸寸斷，而Mick Turner那輕撥的吉他則適時的插入其中，襯著Jim White粗糙的鼓點，完美地營造出一份幽靜、低調、悲傷的氛圍來。樂團的曲子大多偏向慢速，這使得他們在演奏過程中能更好的配合，并且可以避免落入一些固有的模式。Dirty Three將自己形容為“背景音樂”樂團，似乎也不無恰當。
Melancholy instrumental trio Dirty Three formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1992, led by classically-trained violinist Warren Ellis, who began writing and performing music for art openings and plays and also tenured in the groups Blackeyed Susans, Paranoid and the Nursing Mothers. After enlisting Blackeyed Susans guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White — veterans of Melbourne bands including the Sick Things, the Moodists, Fungus Brain and Venom P. Stinger — Ellis formed the Dirty Three; at the groups debut performance, he used a rubber band to attach a guitar pickup to his violin, giving the instrument a distorted, feedback-drenched feel far removed from its original sound. Recorded as a demo, the trios debut Sad & Dangerous appeared in 1994; subsequent tours in support of Pavement, Sonic Youth and John Cale helped win the Dirty Three a deal with the Touch & Go label, which issued a 1995 eponymous effort and 1996s acclaimed Horse Stories. In 1998, the Dirty Three resurfaced with Ocean Songs; Whatever You Love, You Are followed two years later. That February, the Dirty Three celebrated their 10th anniversary and headed back into the studio. Initially, the trio had recorded songs for a follow-up to Whatever You Love, You Are in early 2001, however the songs were scrapped. White went on to tour with Smog and Will Oldham. Turner founded his own label, King Crab Records, and worked with Marquis de Tren. Ellis joined his fellow mates Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds for a monumental world tour in spring 2002. Somewhere in there, the Dirty Three reconvened with producer Fabrice Lor. Lor is chief of Prohibited Records and recorded part of the soundtrack to Amelie. Together, he and the Dirty Three arrived with the enigmatic, dark album She Has No Strings Apollo in February 2003. Cinder, which features appearances
by Cat Powers Chan Marshall and Sally Timms from the Mekons, followed two years later.